Book 1 of the Empire’s Son Trilogy

There’s an alien ship hovering over Lake Thurmond in Georgia, and my life is about to change forever.

My name is Michael Layton. Or at least, that’s what I thought it was.

Before the ship arrived, my life made sense. I was the son of a powerful tech CEO, a recent MIT graduate, and an engineer with my whole life planned. Privileged, sure. But human. Earthbound.

Then a massive black ship appeared, broadcast live across every channel, proving humanity was never alone.

That should have been the biggest revelation of my life, but it wasn’t.

That same day, I discovered my parents had been hiding dangerous secrets. The greatest of them all? The ship everyone was watching came from a distant galaxy called Ethia… and it didn’t come to conquer Earth.

It came for me.

Whether I go or stay is my decision. But either choice will cost me everything I’ve ever known.

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